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FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) Readiness Advisory

Score your readiness for free, then turn the results into a plan in a 30-minute strategy call with Ivanka, co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries.

31
Controls
8
Domains
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Mapped Frameworks
Global (FATF members and FSRB members; transposed by national law)
Jurisdiction

Why work with Ivanka on FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule)

FATF Recommendation 16 (Wire Transfers) was extended to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in October 2018 and June 2019 (R.15 and Interpretive Note to R.15 and the FATF October 2018 Public Statement) operationalising the TRAVEL RULE for virtual asset transfers. The 2024 FATF Targeted Update on Virtual Assets and VASPs (R.15 / R.16) refined implementation expectations.

Compliance work stalls when it is treated as a checklist. Ivanka treats FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) as a strategic decision: what matters most for your organisation, what to do first, and what your leadership team needs to understand. For 25 years she has built The Art of Service, whose compliance platform now covers 1,062 frameworks.

The free readiness assessment scores your organisation against the 31 controls across 8 domains of FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule). The strategy call turns those scores into priorities.

Relevant credentials

  • Co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries
  • MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program graduate
  • EXIN Expert Panel member

What you get in 30 minutes

Gap Assessment Review

Ivanka reviews your FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) readiness scores with you and agrees which gaps matter most. Specific to your results, not generic advice.

Implementation Roadmap

A clear, prioritised plan for addressing gaps across 8 domains: what you can build on from existing work and what needs new investment.

Cross-Framework Strategy

How FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) fits with the other obligations you already manage, so it strengthens your existing programme instead of running beside it.

Domains covered in FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule)

01Exceptions and differentiated requirements (INR.16 paragraphs 13 to 19)
02Information requirements for cross-border and domestic payments (INR.16 paragraphs 4 to 12)
03Beneficiary financial institution and MVTS providers (INR.16 paragraphs 28 to 32)
04Intermediary financial institution (INR.16 paragraphs 24 to 27)
05Ordering financial institution (INR.16 paragraphs 20 to 23)
06Screening, freezing and monitoring under Recommendation 16

Plus 2 additional domains. See the full assessment →

This is for you if

  • You need to achieve FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) compliance but don’t know where to start or how to prioritise
  • You’ve been told you’re “compliant” but suspect gaps exist that haven’t been properly assessed
  • You manage compliance for organisations across every sector and need expert guidance, not generic templates
  • You want to leverage existing compliance efforts across multiple frameworks rather than starting from scratch
  • You need a strategic plan your leadership team and board will actually understand and support

Start with a free assessment. Then let's talk strategy.

Take the free FATF Recommendation 16 - Payment Transparency (Travel Rule) readiness diagnostic. In 5 minutes you'll have a clear picture of where your gaps are. Then book the strategy call and Ivanka will help you decide how to close them.

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